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Why did the acorn fall to earth instead of rising up to the moon

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Gravity resides in the center of the Earth, and is perpetually pulling everything on Earth down to try and carry it to the center. This means that if anything falls, it will fall towards the center of the Earth instead of back up.
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gravity pulls it down
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